Is there another pain medication that can be substituted for Morphine that is cheap?
Mу mother һаѕ tеrrіbƖе arthritis аחԁ takes 90 milligrams οf morphine per day. Sһе һаѕ bееח laid οff аחԁ һаѕ חο insurance. Iѕ tһеrе аחу οtһеr cheap pain medicine tһаt ѕһе саח take fοr tһе pain? (BTW, ѕһе іѕ аƖѕο οח Embrel free frοm tһе manufacturer.)
Sһе һаѕ seen five specialists over tһе past ten years, аחԁ аƖƖ һаνе ѕаіԁ tһеrе іѕ nothing tһеу саח ԁο, οtһеr tһаח treat tһе inflammation аחԁ pain.
The manufacturers of brand name morphine products (avinza, MS contin, etc) have patient help programs.
There are a lot of options for pain control. Methadone is excellent for long term, chronic pain patients.
Also, look into Medicare (disability) and Medicaid.
Excellent luck.
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Methadone. Oxycontin is one of the best and cheapest.
Morphine in generic form is DIRT cheap! Have you tried a generic? If she’s on MS Contin then that is a very expensive form of morphine.MS Contin does have a generic equivalent. There is also Dilaudid (hydromorphone) which in my opinion works allot better than morphine sulphate. It is also very cheap for a 16 mg/day dose$30.00 for 30days.The other is methadone. A 30 day supply of this drug costs about $15.00 @40mg/day and it works very well. I hope this info helps. Excellent Luck!
Drugstore.com has an application where you can see the cash price for many medications. Cash price is comparable to most retail pharmacies prices. Difference may be minimal like $1-2 dollars.
The cost of generic instant release Morphine 30 mg tabs for 3 tabs per day, total of 90 tabs for a month is $44.97. Not as terrible as one might reckon.
Oxycodone instant release 30 mg tabs for 3 tabs per day, total of 90 tabs for a month is $124.85. Nearly 3 times the cost of morphine.
The dosage of methadone for your mother equivalent to her quantity of Morphine would cost over $200 per month.
The best option is to speak with your mother’s physician about help from other sources. Also there are numerous community agencies that will help person’s in need in obtaining prescriptions. One excellent resource is the United Way website. Many churches have programs available as well to help persons with medical needs during times of crisis.
Hope this was helpful.